From what I learned from visiting the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, early modernism included many different sublets of artistic form. ... Dada: With this form, everyday objects were altered ever so slightly and called "art". ... With no rules or obligations to any true form of art at this time, art work of splashes and brushstrokes were the inspiration of artists far and near. Similar to early modernism in America, there were sublets of art forms in late modernism. These included: Period of Time Type of sublet of Artistic Form 1945 - Present Abstract Expressionism 1950s/60s O...

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Abstract Expressionism Abstract Expressionism is a modern art movement that flowered in America after the Second World War and held power until the dawn of Pop Art in the1960's. ... Abstract Expressionism is a form of art in which the artist expresses himself purely through the use of form and color. It is form of non-representational, or non-objective, art, which means that there are no concrete objects represented. ... This art movement changed the world we live in today. It allows artists to express their emotions through color and form. ...

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The 1960's artists say a second Modern Movement in art, architecture and design. ... Post Modern art was widely spread, rapidly among most North American and European cultures. ... Modernism, in its several forms, has become and accepted view by the 1960's, at least in America (almost an orthodox). It was birthed in the business center of every growing city, taught in the literature and art departments of the major universities and, as a form of art, collected by many of the major galleries. ... It has productively challenged the period of influence of Modern art and architecture. ...

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Various forms of expression, clandestine yet lucent, developed out of these feelings. One such form was music. ... Art 17th-century Africans had art forms that would be considered advanced even today. ... Thus, there was little opportunity for the slave to express his creativity in graphic and plastic art for the church as he had done in Africa where religion and art were inseparable. ... Incidentally, there was an outpouring of African-American art after emancipation. ...

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The whole idea and feeling of uncertainty provoked a revolution in the world of art and literature as well. ... It wasn't only the art of writing that evolved, but also painting, drawing, sculpture and other more visual art. The traditional realistic forms of art gave way to Cubism, Dadaism and other forms of the Abstract, or non-representational forms of art. Anything from abstractions of reality to completely non-objective works were accepted as art. ...

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Jazz is the art of expression set to music. ... However the meaning of jazz soon became a musical art form. ... Scat is the art of creating an instrumental-style improvisation vocally. ... This technique was copied so often that an actual jazz form developed. ... In summation, we can say that Jazz music represents an approach to Art music. ...

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Landow, Professor of English and Art History at Brown University, satire is derived " from the Latin satira, meaning "medley." A satire, either in prose or in poetic form, holds prevailing vices or follies up to ridicule: it employs humor and wit to criticize human institutions or humanity itself, in order that they might be remodeled or improved. Satire as an English literary form derives in large part from Greek and Roman literature." ... Satire is an aristocratic art. ...

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Not only do fireworks touch a person's heart with happiness and wonderment but they also symbolically evoke feelings of freedom and unity in a beautiful art form in the sky. ... It is truly an art form personally created and masterfully carried out by the conductor. ...

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Art is a huge movement of expression. ... Then there are those who get their tattoos because of their love of the art form. Some people just enjoy displaying their thoughts and feelings in the form of tattoos, believing that they are like little windows to the soul. ... Not only does this authenticate the designs, but the employment of tattoo artists in the marketing world further legitimizes tattooing as an art form. ... Now tattoos are seen as a form of beautiful expression. ...

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Art is a huge movement of expression. ... Then there are those who get their tattoos because of their love of the art form. Some people just enjoy displaying their thoughts and feelings in the form of tattoos, believing that they are like little windows to the soul. ... Not only does this authenticate the designs, but the employment of tattoo artists in the marketing world further legitimizes tattooing as an art form. ... Now tattoos are seen as a form of beautiful expression. ...

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"The Oxbow" is representing a new opportunity yet there is a large storm from the left, which some art critics view as the storm of civilization arriving. ... Chiaroscuro was another common characteristic that was used to draw balance to all forms in the painting creating a more dramatic appeal through light and shadow. ... Poussin's was noted as the best French Baroque painter and his influence on art was drastic for the next two centuries leading to the teachings of Poussin. ... Though these two works of art obviously differ in stylized period techniques and themes, they 'd agree ...

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Joseph was only eleven years old at this time and over the next seven years he perfected the art of playing with a slide. ... Joseph started playing touring the continental U.S. and Europe, popularizing the slide and teaching the art along the way. Joseph always played solo, without any form of accompaniment. ... Church was a very important part of their lives and as they integrated their music into their church services a new form of music became prevalent. ... Through it all the Blues remains with us in contemporary American culture, and as a traditional music form it has been subjected to ...

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Music is an art form that should be expressed and embraced, not shunned and banned. Censorship of music in America exists in a big way and is blatantly destroying the rights of the American people to enjoy the art that is music. ...

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The truth is that Japan has been doing anime for hundreds of years, and that is why old style art is similar to modern day manga, Japanese comics (What Is Anime?). Actually, it is said that it might be influence from the Chinese form of art(What Is Anime?). ... A few were imitations of foriegn cartoons, such as the Felix the Cat series, but most were dramatizations of oriental folk tales in traditional Japanese art styles. ...

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The truth is that Japan has been doing anime for hundreds of years, and that is why old style art is similar to modern day manga, Japanese comics (What Is Anime?). Actually, it is said that it might be influence from the Chinese form of art(What Is Anime?). ... A few were imitations of foriegn cartoons, such as the Felix the Cat series, but most were dramatizations of oriental folk tales in traditional Japanese art styles. ...

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However, in spite of these things, jazz has become the formidable musical form it is today and will continue to be. ... Jazz is America's indigenous art form, having its birth and evolution in the United States. ... In time, color lines began to blur and interracial jazz bands formed. Black and white jazz musicians formed bonds based on their music and gradually saw themselves as workers in similar creative enterprises. ...

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All of these art forms would become the building blocks and core elements of the Hip-Hop culture. ... Squads were formed in order to capitalize off of the money making opportunities that shows, tours, and movies offered. ... The art of breakin' had become a phenomena that was blowing up, and the corporate big wigs were ready to get their claws in, and milk it like a plump cow. I remember buying an album called, Electric Breakin', that came with a pullout that taught you the art of breakin'. ... Even though the dance forms popularity faded in the United States, it continued t...

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Bartholdi was inspired by a popular art form of his day: incredibly large public sculptings. ... The Franco-American Union was formed, and this was a fund-raising committee that would try to raise the cash necessary to complete construction of the statue. ... The method chosen for building the statue was repousse, a certain art form that combined casting sheet metal inside molds. ...

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Tattooing to many is no longer seen as a desecration to the body, but as an accepted art form and a means for personal expression. ... Pope Hadrian I, reluctant to go against the teachings of the Bible, banned the art for many centuries (Priory). ... All of the different aspects of what the word means have contributed to forming the actual word we use today which is "tattoo". ...

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For example, in America, there are certain aspects of life that are limited and in a way attached to the "American" name, whether it be seen through a work of art, foods, architecture, and other forms of design and industry. ... One form of American aesthetic that is individual from any other country or nation can be seen in automobile design and industry. ...

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Belly dance is a physical art, which combines fitness and elegant dance movements. ... Date: 1880s Creator/choreographer: Bohemian Correct Term: n/a In doing the Heel and Toe Polka, Brown says that -- "at the count "heel" the foot is extended to the second position,...

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For most people to truly understand body art then they must understand the history and that it has been around for centuries. ... One time I was watching Ripley's: Believe it or Not and they had a guy who had his skin tattooed in the form of a reptile, his tongue split in two, and bumps in his eyebrows. ... Customizing The Body: The Art and Culture of Tattooing. ...

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First off history is a fact, event, or theory of the past. Iti's also the search for truth. It is a thing of high study today. Next we start off with a Us News and World reaport of people who claimed to found America. Tons of people have claimed in the past that they found America. Some of those p...

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Is rap music a way of life or just an unusual form of entertainment that is misunderstood by society? ... Also, an artist's music is an art, an expression of themselves and what they have been through. Changing their music changes their art that they created. ...

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This description of harmful or mature content could include anything from renaissance art of nude models to an educational website which outlines the basics of sex intended for children under 10. What is most jarring about this war on sex is that America is literally dubbed the home of the free and yet the decisions of individuals to abstain or engage in sexual contact is one of the most mainstream forms of debate, and all for the comfort of a small but loud individuals. ... Anyone should be able to practice any form of life as long as it does not harm another person. ...

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